LA FLESOHE] TRIBAL RITES — LITERAL TRANSLATION 549 



1168. Ha, O! Wa-zha-zhe, name of tlie subdivision representing the 

 water part of the earth; e, said; tsi-the, quickly; a, they said. 



1170. Zho-i-ga, body; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka-shi-ga, I am a person; 

 a-to° he a, I stand ; Wa-zha-zhe, Name of the Water Division ; 

 e, saying; to", stood; a, they said, 1172. 



1176. A-ki-tha-zha-ta, to pass by in diverging lines; bi, they; tha- 

 ki-the, cause yourself to be; tha-thi°-slie, you in your jour- 

 ney; ta tse a, shall; Wa-zha-zhe, the Water Division; e-gi-a, 

 they said to him; bi, they; a, they said. 



1179. Zho-i-ga, body; the, make to be; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka-shi-ga, 

 I am a person; a-tlxiMie a, I in my journey; Wa-zlia-zhe, the 

 Water Division; e, saying; to", stood; a, they said. 



1182. A-ta-kshi°, stumble over you; bi, they; tha-ki-the, cause your- 

 self to be; tha-tiu°-she, you in your journey; ta tse a, shall; 

 Wa-zha-zhe, the Water Division; e-gi-a, they said to him; bi, 

 they; a, they said. 



1189. Be, who; hi, teeth; a-gtha, set upon; ba, they; zhi, not; tha-ki- 

 the, you cause yourself; tha-thi°-she, you in your journey; 

 ta tse a, shall; Wa-zha-zhe, the Water Division; e-gi-a, they 

 said to him; bi, they; a, tliey said. 



1198. Hi, teeth; a-ki-tha-sho°, break their teeth on you; bi, they; 

 tha-ki-the, cause yourseH to be; tha-thi°-she, you in you, 

 journey; ta tse a, shall; Wa-zha-zhe, the Water Division; 

 e-gi-a, they said to liim; bi, they; a, they said. 



1202. Ho°-ga; wi°, a; a, they said, 1228. 



1203. 0-pxo°, elk; zho-i-ga, body; the, made to be; xtsi, veril}'; 



ni-ka-shi-ga, people; to°, stands; a, they said. 



1205. Ho-e-ga, a snare; gi-the, made it to be; xtsi, veril}-; ni-ka- 



shi-ga, people; to°, stands; a, they said. 



1206. Wa-gthu-shka, trope for man, the mysterious being, literally 



bug; be, whosoever; zhi°-ga, httle one or offspring; i-ta-i 

 wliosesoever; shki, and; do", when; a, they said, 1211. 



1207. U-ki-o°-the, to tlirow himseK into, to be ensnared; o°-ga-xer 



we make them to; o°-mo°-thi°, in our journey; ta bi a, we 

 shall; wi-90°-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, they said to 

 one another; bi, they; a, they said, 1212. 



1208. Wa-zha-zlie, the Water Division; a, they said, 1222, 1237, 1263, 



1277, 1287, 1323, 1335, 1348, 1361, 1402, 1413, 1426, 1441, 

 1525, 1530. 



1209. Tsi-zhu, the tribal division representing the sky; e-tho^-ba, 



they also, 1223, 1238, 1264, 1278, 1288, 1324, 1336,1349, 

 1362, 1403, 1414, 1427, 1442, 1526, 1531. 



1210. Ho-e-gq, a snare; gi-the, make it to be; mo"-thi°, in their 



journey; bi, tlie}'; do", when; shki, and; a, they said. 



1215. 'I", stones; a, they said. 



1216. 'I", stones; zhi"-ga, small; pe-tho"-ba, seven. 



